Mary O’Rourke to give talk in Dundalk tonight

 

Former Tánaiste and Education Minister Mary O’Rourke is to visit Dundalk this evening as part of a nationwide tour informing people why they should cast their vote in the European Election next May.

Ms O’Rourke, whose late brother Brian Lenihan Snr was born in Dundalk, has visited five locations throughout the country in the last few weeks, including Portlaoise, Galway, Bundoran, Mallow and Tubbercurry. She will round off her tour tonight with a talk in Dundalk Library in Roden Place at 6pm. The talk will be chaired by LMFM’s Gerry Kelly and will feature an expert panel including Francis Jacobs, Head of the European Parliament Information Office in Ireland and Frankie Watters, senior lecturer in law at Dundalk IT.

Ms O’Rourke said she was taking part in the event to help people understand how their vote elects an MEP which in turn determines legislation for all of Europe.

The event is free and all are welcome to attend.

Mary O’Rourke to visit Dundalk next month to encourage people to vote

Mary O’Rourke will be in Dundalk on February 27th

Former Tánaiste and Education Minister Mary O’Rourke is to visit Dundalk next month as part of a nationwide tour informing people why they should cast their vote in the European Election next May.

Ms O’Rourke, whose late brother Brian Lenihan Snr was born in Dundalk, will visit six locations throughout the country in the next few weeks, starting in Portlaoise on Monday.

She will then visit Galway, Bundoran, Mallow and Tubbercurry before rounding off her tour with a talk in Dundalk Library in Roden Place on Thursday February 27^th at 6pm.

The Westmeath woman said people need to understand how their vote elects an MEP which in turn determines legislation for all of Europe.

She will be joined at the free event by a panel of experts, which will include a representative of the European Parliament Office in Ireland.